Abstract
Background
The Awareness program was designed as a part of the EU-funded Saving and Empowering Young Lives in Europe (SEYLE) intervention study to promote mental health of adolescents in 11 European countries by helping them to develop problem-solving skills and encouraging them to self-recognize the need for help as well as how to help peers in need.
Methods
For this descriptive study all coordinators of the SEYLE Awareness program answered an open-ended evaluation questionnaire at the end of the project implementation. Their answers were synthesized and analyzed and are presented here.
Results
The results show that the program cultivated peer understanding and support. Adolescents not only learned about mental health by participating in the Awareness program, but the majority of them also greatly enjoyed the experience.
Conclusions
Recommendations for enhancing the successes of mental health awareness programs are presented. Help and cooperation from schools, teachers, local politicians and other stakeholders will lead to more efficacious future programs.

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Wasserman, Camilla

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Hoven, Christina W

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Wasserman, Danuta

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Carli, Vladimir

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Sarchiapone, Marco

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Al-Halabí, Susana

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Apter, Alan

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Balazs, Judit

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Bobes, Julio

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Cosman, Doina

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Farkas, Luca

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Feldman, Dana

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Fischer, Gloria

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Graber, Nadja

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Haring, Christian

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Herta, Dana C

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Iosue, Miriam

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Kahn, Jean-Pierre

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Keeley, Helen

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Klug, Katja

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McCarthy, Jacklyn

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Tubiana-Potiez, Alexandra

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Varnik, Airi

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Varnik, Peeter

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Žiberna, Janina

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Poštuvan, Vita

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2013-03-04T14:11:40Z

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2013-03-04T14:11:40Z

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2012-09-12

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BMC Public Health. 2012 Sep 12;12(1):776

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-776

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http://hdl.handle.net/10147/270934

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Abstract
Background
The Awareness program was designed as a part of the EU-funded Saving and Empowering Young Lives in Europe (SEYLE) intervention study to promote mental health of adolescents in 11 European countries by helping them to develop problem-solving skills and encouraging them to self-recognize the need for help as well as how to help peers in need.
Methods
For this descriptive study all coordinators of the SEYLE Awareness program answered an open-ended evaluation questionnaire at the end of the project implementation. Their answers were synthesized and analyzed and are presented here.
Results
The results show that the program cultivated peer understanding and support. Adolescents not only learned about mental health by participating in the Awareness program, but the majority of them also greatly enjoyed the experience.
Conclusions
Recommendations for enhancing the successes of mental health awareness programs are presented. Help and cooperation from schools, teachers, local politicians and other stakeholders will lead to more efficacious future programs.